Ruto hands CAS appointees ambassadorial roles

Ex-Kisii deputy governor Joash Maangi has been posted as Kenya’s ambassador to Uganda.

In Summary
  • Former West Mugirango MP Vincent Kemosi has also been picked as Kenya's ambassador to Accra, Ghana.
  • Former Kericho Senator Christopher Langát has been assigned ambassadorial role in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Foreign and Diaspora Affairs CAS nominee Joash Maangi with President William Ruto
Foreign and Diaspora Affairs CAS nominee Joash Maangi with President William Ruto

Key political figures who were nominated by President William Ruto as Chief Administrative Secretaries before the courts overturned the move have landed ambassadorial jobs.

Among those picked by Ruto on Friday include former retired Kisii deputy governor Joash Maangi who has been posted as Kenya’s ambassador to Kampala, Uganda.

Maangi had been tipped to serve as CAS in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before the courts annulled the nominations as unconstitutional. 

Former West Mugirango MP Vincent Kemosi has also been picked as Kenya's ambassador to Accra, Ghana while ex-Kisumu Senator Fred Outa was appointed ambassador to Cairo, Egypt.

Kemosi was initially picked for the CAS post in the Ministry of Trade and Industry while Outa was nominated for the same position to the Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs.

Former Baringo speaker David Kiplagat Kerich was nominated as Kenya's ambassador to Washington, USA.

He was initially nominated as the CAS to the Ministry of Mining, Maritime affairs and Blue Economy.

Former Kericho Senator Christopher Langát has been assigned an ambassadorial role in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. 

Lang'at was a few months ago appointed a board member of the Commission for University Education (CUE).

Petronila Were who served as nominated senator on the ANC party ticket has been appointed ambassador to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Former Mandera Senator Aden Mohamud Mohamed has been posted as Kenya's Consular to Saudi Arabia.

The nominees now await parliamentary vetting and approval before their formal appointment and posting to their workstations.

Communication from the Office of the President said their names have already been submitted to the National Assembly for consideration.

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